Top 20 Tips To Keep Your System Faster

Follow these tips and you
will definitely have a much faster and more reliable PC!

16. Start Up Programs:Windows can be slowed down when programs run on start up. To
eliminate this, check your Start up folder. You can access it from
the start menu: Start, Programs,
Start Up. Another way to eliminate programs from loading even
before Windows actually starts is by doing the following: Click on
Start, then Run. Type msconfig. It will take
quite a long time for this program to load, but when you finally see it on
your screen, explore the different tabs. They all have to do with
how quickly your PC boots, so select what you want, and uncheck what you
don't want!

17.
Fonts: When Windows starts, it loads every single font in the
Fonts folder. Therefore, the more fonts you have, the slower the
booting process. To get rid of unwanted fonts, simply go to the Fonts
folder under c:\windows and remove whatever you don't want. Fonts that
have a red letter 'A' as their icon are system fonts, so don't delete
them.

18.
Stretching Wallpapers:Don't "stretch" your wallpaper in
Windows 98 since it actually slows Windows down when you drag icons around
on the desktop.

19.
RAM Matters: If you have less than 32MB then you should seriously
think of upgrading it to at least 64MB. Windows runs much more smoothly
with 64MB or higher and tends to use less hard disk space for virtual
memory.

20.
Partitioning: A very nice little thing you can do to boost system
performance. By partitioning your hard drive, splitting one physical
drive into several logical ones, you can gain several advantages. 1. If
you get a virus or you accidentally format a drive, not all will be lost.
2. By placing the swap file (Win386.swp) on a separate drive, The swap
file will be less fragmented and thus, faster. 3. Place Windows on a
separate drive and whenever you need to reinstall it, you rest assured
that your data is safe on a separate drive. Partitioning can be done
using a few programs such as FDisk which comes with DOS. However, FDisk
formats everything on the hard disk before partitioning. Alternatively,
you can use Partition Magic from Power Quest to partition your hard disk
without losing your data.